Electrical connection.



PATENTED JULY 23, 1907.

P. HORAN.

ELECTRICAL CONNECTION.

APPLIOATION nun IAY21,1906.

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PAUL HORAN, OF TOLEDO, OI-IIO.

ELE GTRICAL GONNE OTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1907.

Application filed May 21,1906. Serial No- 318,050.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I. PAUL IIORAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Electrical Connections, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in circuit maintainers and consists in a device whereby a telegraph, telephone or other electric circuit may he maintained while the permanent conductor is broken or being cut and shortened or repaired.

The object of the invention is to construct a small compact device which may be carried by the lineman as a part of his regular kit, and not only as a part of the kit in general, but as a permanent part of the tackle constantly carried.

Another object is to arrange the conductor to be selfadjusting and require no tightening or slackening after it is applied and also to be sufficiently out of the way so as not to interfere with the repair of the permanent line.

In the drawings, Figure l is a view in elevation showing the circuit maintainer as applied; Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view showing the construction of the spool; and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the free end of the conductor.

A. is the line wire which it is desired to repair or tighten, and B and C are the come-alongs or wire grips which are ordinarily used to take up the slack and hold the line wire while a splice or other repair is being made on the slack E, the grips being drawn towards each other by suitable means, such as by the tackle comprising blocks D and D and rope d.

The block D is provided with. the tackle sheaves b and b for the rope (I, the end of the rope being fastened to a suitable ring (1 between said sheaves and leading around the sheaves b and b on the block D and said sheaves b in the ordinary well known manner.

One side of the block D is enlarged as at I and forms a casing for the drum G on which is stored a flexible conductor I-I, preferably a metal tape. The drum 3 is formed of material which is a conductor of electricity and is journaled on a pin g and is arranged to be rotated therearound by a coil spring h having one end suitably secured to the pin and the other end to the drum. The spring is so arranged that when the conductor or tape, which has its inner end secured to the drum, is drawn out, the drum will be rotated, and the spring placed under tension, and when the free end of the conductor is released, the tension of the spring will rotate the drum in the opposite direction and rewind the conductor thereon.

On one side of the block D is a clip or horn K, preferably tapering and curved back away from the block D. The free end oi the conductor or tape is provided with a tip I, preferably pivoted thereon in order that constant bending and yielding may not crystallize the tape and cause it to break off close to said tip.

The tip .I has a hooked slot or aperture a and, when the line is to be repaired, or the slack E cut and spliced to shorten the line, the lree end of the conductor is drawn out and the horn K inserted through the slot a. This slot is preferably made sufficiently small to lit tightly on the curved part of the horn and the tension of the spring holds the edges of the slot in tight contact with the horn, the tip acting as a lever as shown in Fig. 1.

It will be seen that the device adds but little to the bulk of the tackle and the maintenance of a circuit, while the line is being repaired, is often of estimable value to telegraph and telephone companies, as it often requires some time to complete a repair job and get the permanent line working through break.

It is obvious that if desired I may carry the drum and tape and horn on some other part of the blocks or upon the wire grips.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a circuit: maintainer, the combination with means for drawing the broken ends of a conductor towards each other, of a flexible conductor carried by said means and arranged to connect said conductor ends, for the purpose described.

2. In a circuit maintainer, the combination with a pair of blocks and cord thereon, of a conductor carried by one of said blocks and means for connecting the end of said conductor to the other block for closing a circuit H1011: through.

25. In a circuit maintainer, the combination with a pair of blocks and means for drawing said blocks towards each other, of a flexible conductor, means for storing said con ductor on one of said blocks and means for detachably connecting the end of said conductor to the other block, for the purpose described.

4. In a circuit maintainer, the combination with a pair of blocks and means for drawing said blocks towards each other, of a flexible conductor, means carried by one of said blocks for storing said conductor, resilient means for yield ingly holding said conductor in its stored position, and means for detachably connecting the end of said conductor to the other block for closing a circuit therethrough.

5. In a circuit maintainer, the combination with a pair of blocks and cord thereon, of a drum carried by one of said blocks a flexible conductor having one end secured thereto, resilient yielding means for winding said conductor on said drum, and means for detachably connecting the free end of said conductor with the other block, for the purpose described.

(3. In a circuit maintainer, the combination with a pair of blocks and cord thereon, of a flexible conductor, re 1 silient means for yieldingly coiling said conductor carried by one of said blocks, the free end of said conductor being slotted, and means on the other of said blocks for engaging said slot, for the purpose described. V

7. In a circuit maintainer, the combination with a pair of blocks and cord thereon, of a flexible conductor, resilient means carried by one of said blocks for yieldingly coiling said conductor, the free end of said conductor being slotted, and a curved horn on the other of said blocks for elie-agingsaid slot, for the purpose described.

8. ln a circuit maintainer, the combination with means for drawing the broken ends of a circuit towards each other, of connecting means arranged for atiaelnnent to said first mentioned means for electrically connecting said broken ends.

In testimony whereof, I ailix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PAUL HORA Witnesses 1 DECLAU ALLEN, EnY'iiI MILLER. 

